Gardener and Photographer with a love of Roses and a magpie-eye for all things Horticultural

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I’m singing in the rain/ Just singing in the rain/ What a glorious feelin’ I’m happy again/ I’m laughing at clouds/ So dark up above/ The sun’s in my heart/ And I’m ready for … roses, dahlias, beautiful perennials

Olivia Rose Austin

Princess Anne

Centaurea Jordy

Lady Emma Hamilton

Gentle Hermione

Phacelia and roses

Penelope

Gentle Hermione

Comte de Chambord

Heathcliffe

Jordy

Scabious Beaujolais Bonnets

Princess Alexandra of Kent

Princess Alexandra of Kent

Cornflower

Dahlia Fabula

Lychnis Petit Jenny

Melianthus Major

Lady Emma Hamilton

Geranium Orion

Young Lycidas

Etoile de Hollande

Lady Emma Hamilton

Lady of Shalott

Sophy’s Rose

The Alnwick Rose

The Alexandra Rose

Royal Jubilee

Salvia Royal Bumble

Salvia Lavender Dilly Dilly

Salvia Love and Wishes

Lady Emma Hamilton

Lily

Desdemona

Ammi

Hydrangea

Lady Emma Hamilton

Lady Emma Hamilton

Tranquility

Graham Thomas

Gertrude Jekyll

Ammi I think …

Princess Anne

Constance Spry

Pierre de Ronsard/Eden Rose

Poppy

Love in a Mist

Eden Rose/Pierre de Ronsard

Falstaff

Hosta

Poppy

A Shropshire Lad

Poppy

A Shropshire Lad

Dahlia

Gertrude Jekyll

Dahlia

Eden Rose

Dahlia

Boscobel

Dahlia

Dahlia

Dahlia

Cosmos

Constance Spry

Ornithogalom

Constance Spry

Clematis

Sweet Peas

Gentle Hermione

Enough rain today to satisfy Dr Foster, on his way to Gloucester – but here at Petersham, it made some rather beautiful plants even more beautiful – roses of course, the first of the dahlias (and my apologies for not noting their names – next time I’ll look at the Cutting Garden Plan), and a host of other lovelies from the banks of herbaceous perennials.

Teddington Gardener

These pages illustrate my love of plants and gardens, design and creative expression – learning more about horticulture and sharing the knowledge. Here you will find a showcase for my own photography, commentary on plants and places visited, horticultural know-how, a dose of inspiration and a seasonal diary for your garden.